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The owner of an MLB team is accused of taking sand from a public Malibu beach for a construction project at his posh home
A neighbor accuses business magnate Mark Attanasio of using Malibu's posh Broad Beach as his own "p…
Natalie Musumeci
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An oil spill off the Philippine coast has coated some of the world's most beautiful beaches in sludge: 'Our white sand is now black'
Since then, oil has steadily leaked out into the sea, blackening shorelines, killing wildlife, and …
James Pasley
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The Ukraine War has accelerated research into lithium-ion battery alternatives, including ones made of sand
The lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars are marred by child labor and environmental concern…
Katie Hawkinson
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Sand for fracking is now 3 times as expensive as it was last year, and it's one of several reasons US oil production isn't increasing
The familiar challenges of labor shortages and transportation constraints are combining with invest…
Dominick Reuter
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A Montana couple spent $20,000 building a 2-bedroom house, and now they're debt-free. There's just one catch: The house is made of clay, sand, and straw.
They currently run a business teaching others how to build their own sustainable houses through han…
Amanda Goh
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A fracking boom made the US the world's biggest oil producer. Now its end is pushing gas prices much higher.
US fracking was key to building energy independence through the 2010s. But the boom is over, and th…
Ben Winck
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With prices topping $100 per barrel, US oil companies need to hire thousands of workers — but employers like Amazon and Target have reportedly beaten them to the punch
Roughly 100,000 fewer workers are employed in the US oil and gas industry since before the pandemic…
Dominick Reuter
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Thousands of fishermen could be out of work for months until the 800,000-liter oil spill off the Philippines is cleaned up
The oil spill off the island of Mindoro has coated the country's beaches with a thick black coat of…
Aditi Bharade
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China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer is preparing to exit operations in the US, UK, and Canada due to concerns around sanctions, a report says
A senior industry source told Reuters that CNOOC wanted to sell "marginal and hard to manage" asset…
Grace Dean
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How A 1950s Vanity Is Professionally Restored
John Price is a woodworker in Windber, Pennsylvania. He has been restoring antique furniture and do…
Alexandra Appolonia
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Joe Manchin, who is holding up crucial climate change initiatives in Biden's reconciliation bill, collects $500,000 a year from coal stocks dividends: report
Sen. Joe Manchin is heavily invested in the energy industry, raking in $500,000 in 2020 from an ene…
Bryan Metzger
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53. An Essential Oils Investigation
Young Living was built on the myth of its founder, Gary Young. But believing that story can come at…
Julia Press,Sarah Wyman,Charlie Herman,Nicole Einbinder
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The 20 top private investors fueling the clean-energy industry with $2.5 billion
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Benji Jones
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The US shale oil industry could collapse unless oil prices bounce back soon, a think-tank warns
IEP added that these markets were already suffering from Russia and Saudi Arabia's price war who co…
Saloni Sardana
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These Pictures Show How Oil Sand Mining Releases Carcinogens Into Canadian Lakes
Probably not anymore, as the study found chemicals called PAHs up to 23 times higher than before oi…
Robert Johnson
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US stocks decline as investors weigh GOP stimulus plan and earnings disappointments
Experts expect a long negotiation period as Republicans and Democrats spar over their respective ec…
Ben Winck
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Deutsche Bank says it will no longer invest in fracking or Arctic oil as banks turn away from fossil fuels
The bank is cutting ties with fracking projects in countries with short water supply, and aims to e…
Shalini Nagarajan
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North America Can't Be A Net Energy Exporter Without Canada's Controversial Oil Sands
After decades of relatively flat production, output of oil and other liquid fuels in North America …
Rob Wile
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State Department Says Keystone Would Have Minimal Impact On Oil Sands Production
"Since the majority of oil spills are small in volume...smaller spills, if reaching larger lakes, w…
Rob Wile
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A global sand shortage could cause damaging effects to our urban world
Second, governments and international institutions should develop global agreements to regulation s…